Rotten
What should have been an incisive study of the American political scene turns out a lumbering celluloid white elephant.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
All the King's Men
Time brings all things to light.
2006 · 2h 5m · PG-13
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Steven Zaillian
Overview
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
Director and cast
- Steven Zaillian Director
- Sean Penn as Willie Stark
- Jude Law as Jack Burden
- Anthony Hopkins as Judge Irwin
- Kate Winslet as Anne Stanton
- Mark Ruffalo as Adam Stanton
- Patricia Clarkson as Sadie Burke
- James Gandolfini as Tiny Duffy
- Jackie Earle Haley as Roderick "Sugar Boy" Ellis
- Kathy Baker as Mrs. Burden
- Talia Balsam as Lucy Stark
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The film isn't dreadful: it is just generally disappointing.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Rotten
The director can't seem to find a natural rhythm for the movie -- it's portentous and vague at the same time.
David Denby, New Yorker
Rotten
All the King's Men was suspended in editing limbo for nearly a year, and the final result only makes the mind reel at what it could have been carved from.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
It's Zaillian's overdirection that cooks this whole mess into a flavorless gumbo. He never shows you something just once when he could show it twice and never leaves a point unhammered home.
Dana Stevens, Slate
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